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Austin Clark – September 29, 2020

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Outside Linebackers Coach Austin Clark

(What did you like about LB Kyle Van Noy this past week? It seemed like almost every play he really brought the juice and the energy. Even on plays where it wasn’t him directly making an impact, he seemed very vocal on the field.) – “Kyle, his versatility is something that makes him really special and I think he played hard as hell. I think he elevated everybody’s game around him this week. It helped his production and he’s been doing a great job.”

(I wanted to ask you about LB Andrew Van Ginkel’s arsenal. He’s got the spin move, which can be pretty effective; but I noticed on the sack the last game – the critical sack – he just kind of used the power rush on the tackle. Do you think that maybe guys, because he looks kind of skinny, but maybe he’s stronger than he looks?) – “I think Van Ginkel put an emphasis this offseason on getting stronger and I think the way he uses speed, uses some of his finesse moves, uses his counters and then he mixed in a power move there late and it paid dividends for him. He’s been working his ass off and I think last week it showed up for him in the game, and that was good to see.”

(Now it’s three games into you coaching career here. How is it going for you?) – “It’s been alright so far. Obviously we’re on to a new week here and we’ve got Seattle to focus on, so I’m excited about them and excited about the challenge for our guys. I’m ready to go.”

(Correct me if I’m wrong, but one of the key parts of your job is figuring out ways to help your players figure out ways to create pressure on the opposing quarterback, right? That’s like a critical part of your role here right?) – “I wouldn’t say me specifically, I’d say it’s a collective effort. My role is to help everybody along the front and do anything I can there.”

(What did you notice the group did that enabled more pressure in the Jags game than previous games?) – “I would say a couple of different things. No. 1, it’s easier to rush the passer when you have a big lead towards the end of the game there. I think that made it easier. We’ve played some pretty good defense early on. We earned those opportunities where they are not in those 50/50 run-pass situations or stuff like that. I think to be honest with you, the players’ effort in that game compared to some of the other games I thought was much better. And then the guys getting comfortable playing with each other rushing. (Kyle) Van Noy getting comfortable with Shaq (Lawson) and (Emmanuel) Ogbah and guys like Zach Seiler, he really elevated his game, which I think helped the pass rush tremendously, any time you can get the middle push to help out your edge players. I think it’s always a collective, collaborative effort week-to-week and game plan wise, and I thought the players did a good job executing it.”

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